NBS

Or N.B.S.

1. National Bureau of Standards.

Example Sentences

Retail sales rose 2.9 percent on-year last month, data from the NBS showed, slightly lower than the three percent increase recorded in September.

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NBS data also showed factory activity in October fell short of expectations.

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Prices for new residential properties fell year-on-year in October in 61 out of 70 major cities surveyed by the NBS.

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Manufacturing in October slowed "due to factors such as... the more complex international environment", said NBS statistician Huo Lihui in a statement.

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In a further sign of weakness, the NBS said retail sales growth slid to three percent year-on-year in September, in line with estimates in a Bloomberg survey but down from August and the slowest rate since November.

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